Dissection of the Common Carotid Artery

Report of a Variation of the Right Common Carotid Artery

Carotid artery is the most important artery that carries the major part of the blood supply to the head and neck. The branching of the common carotid artery usually occurs at the upper edge of the thyroid cartilage. The placement of carotid sinus has also increased its importance in this area. Considering the clinical importance of knowledge about carotid artery variations, this case is reporte...

Dissection of the common and external carotid artery.

extension of the neck. Another report [2] describes 54 patients with blunt and sharp carotid artery injuries but without mentioning dissections. In 20% of the patients, the ECA was affected, but the trauma included stab wounds and gunshot wounds. Campbell et al. [3] describe a case of ECA pseudoaneurysm from hyoid bone fracture. In 1994, Minion et al. [4] report also a case of a pseudoaneurysm ...

Spontaneous carotid artery dissection.

Anatomical Variation of the Common Carotid Artery in neck Dissection- Cervical carotid siphon

Knowledge of incidence of morphological variations in the course and branching of the carotid arteries is important for radiological interpretation and surgical correction when they are symptomatic. Internal carotid artery (ICA) is known to show elongation in its extra cranial course. Previous studies have demonstrated the incidence and clinical symptoms of this morphological entity. However, t...

Imaging of carotid artery dissection

A 32-year-old woman presented to the emergency room complaining of a headache and blurred vision in her left eye. Two weeks before presentation she felt ‘sinus pressure’ and heard a swishing sound in her left ear associated with pain and tightness on the left side of her head, face, and neck, most prominent at the angle of the jaw. She sought emergent attention when she felt a ‘gritty sensation...